Public support for food waste collections says WRAP

WRAP today confirmed that food waste collections are proving popular among households and that a number of local authorities are turning trials into permanent collection schemes. In a report today, WRAP - the Waste and Resources Action Programme - said that the trials of offering separate collections of food waste to more than 94,000 households have shown high levels of public support.

The organisation linked this in as important to the diversion of material from landfill. The trials, conducted by 19 local authorities and supported by WRAP, provided weekly food waste collections to over 94,000 households in a range of urban and rural locations.

Households were provided with a caddy for separating food waste in the kitchen, a supply of caddy liners and a container for storing food waste in prior to collection. Across the trial areas the average quantity of food waste collected at the kerbside each week was between 1.1 and 2.2 kgs per household.

View Full Article 19^th September 2008

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